Glyph Technologies 12TB Blackbox PRO Enterprise Class 7200 rpm USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 External Hard Drive

BH #GLBBPR12000E • MFR #BBPR12000ENT
Glyph Technologies 12TB Blackbox PRO Enterprise Class 7200 rpm USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 External Hard Drive
Key Features
  • 12TB Storage Capacity
  • USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 Interface
  • 7200 rpm Rotational Speed
  • Up to 260 MB/s Data Transfer Speed
With an electro galvanized, cold rolled, coil steel and aluminum enclosure, the 12TB Blackbox PRO Enterprise Class 7200 rpm USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 External Hard Drive from Glyph Technologies is designed to protect your important data from the elements. Inside this rugged housing is a 12TB hard drive featuring USB-C 3.1 connectivity, making it simple to connect directly to Mac computers, as it comes preformatted HFS+. The drive is also compatible with Windows based computers; all that is needed is a quick reformat of the drive. Regardless of the operating system, the Blackbox PRO hard drive spins at 7200 rpm, supports a transfer rate of up to 260 MB/s to transfer even large files quickly and efficiently, and is also compatible with Thunderbolt 3 ports. For added peace of mind, Glyph offers limited 2-year level 1 data recovery, limited 1-year advanced replacement of the drive, and a limited 3-year hardware warranty. Included with the Blackbox PRO is a USB-C to USB-C cable, a USB-C to USB-A cable, a removable external cover, and an external power adapter.
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Glyph Technologies External HDD Overview

By B&H Photo's

With an electro galvanized, cold rolled, coil steel and aluminum enclosure, the 12TB Blackbox PRO Enterprise Class 7200 rpm USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 External Hard Drive from Glyph Technologies is designed to protect your important data from the elements. Inside this rugged housing is a 12TB hard drive featuring USB-C 3.1 connectivity, making it simple to connect directly to Mac computers, as it comes preformatted HFS+. The drive is also compatible with Windows based computers; all that is needed is a quick reformat of the drive. Regardless of the operating system, the Blackbox PRO hard drive spins at 7200 rpm, supports a transfer rate of up to 260 MB/s to transfer even large files quickly and efficiently, and is also compatible with Thunderbolt 3 ports. For added peace of mind, Glyph offers limited 2-year level 1 data recovery, limited 1-year advanced replacement of the drive, and a limited 3-year hardware warranty. Included with the Blackbox PRO is a USB-C to USB-C cable, a USB-C to USB-A cable, a removable external cover, and an external power adapter.

General Features
Rugged Storage for the Rugged Professional
The Blackbox PRO is a tough, professional external hard drive that features USB-C 3.1 technology, a professional power supply, and optimized cooling. This drive also works with USB 3.0 and 2.0 connections, making the Blackbox PRO both future proof and backwards compatible.
Time Machine Compatible
The Glyph Blackbox PRO comes prefomatted HFS+ with Journaling and is Time Machine compatible out of the box. With a simple reformat the Blackbox PRO can be used with computers running the Windows OS.
USB 3.1 Gen 2
Doubling the speed of its predecessor, USB 3.1 Gen 2 features a maximum throughput of 10 Gb/s when used with compatible devices.
Stay Cool Under Pressure
Don't be afraid to put the Blackbox PRO to work. The rugged aluminum shell acts as a heatsink, keeping the internal hard drive at its optimal temperature to deliver higher sustained speeds.
UPC: 691450003835

Glyph Technologies External HDD Specs

Key Specs
Host Connection
USB-C 3.1/3.2 Gen 2
Storage Capacity
12 TB SATA 3.5" HDD (7200 rpm)
Read Speed
Maximum: 260 MB/s
Power Source
Included AC Adapter
Storage Capacity
12 TB SATA 3.5" HDD (7200 rpm)
Read Speed
Maximum: 260 MB/s
Write Speed
Maximum: 260 MB/s
Default OS Support
macOS
Reliability / Data Integrity
Encryption
None
External Enclosure
Material
Aluminum
Cooling System
Passive
Electrical
Power Source
Included AC Adapter
AC Input Power
100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz at 0.6 A
General
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.1 x 1.7" / 208.3 x 129.5 x 43.2 mm
Packaging Info
Package Weight
4.4 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
14 x 10 x 3"

Glyph Technologies External HDD Reviews

BUILT LIKE A TANK

By Wolf
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-24

These things are built like absolute tanks. I got turned on to these drives by a friend of mine who swears by them. I edit a lot of BMPCC6K and RED Komodo footage so having a drive that always works reliably and consistently is key. This thing handles 4K footage like a breeze, and in Davinci it can work through 6K footage at 50% resolution with relative ease, even while doing some pretty heavy node based color grading. I will always recommend these drives as solid video editing drives.

This drive constantly stops running

By jim
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-04-02

The drive stops repeatedly for no reason and my MAC sends error messages.It only has 3TB on the 16TB drive and can't handle it.

Impressive Hard Drive

By Robert
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-03-24

I bought two of these 20TB . I am using one to make a Time Machine backup of my Mac Pro Max Laptop and one to make a Carbon Copy clone of an external SSD where all my photos and HD videos are stored. I very pleased with the build quality of the drives and the speed doing the backups.

GLYPH 18TB does the job.

By Bruce
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-03-24

Hard to find 18TB Enterprise Class quality at such a great price. I'm now tempted to get another one for a mirrored backup.

Wow. Just...wow.

By Claire
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-03-09

We bought 4 of these in late 2021 thinking we could use them for short term project storage since they're pretty fast and very large. Within a month, our 1st one started having improperly disconnected issues on my MacPro Tower and my assistant's MacBookPro. I tried changing out the power and the cable to the computer, but continued to have issues. So I broke out the second drive, transferred my 4TB of project over, and started talking to tech support. Then the second drive had the same issues. I tested them and found a variety of glitches in our files, so we sent them both in for repair. Glyph couldn't find anything wrong with them, but they sent me new drives. Yay customer service. I copied the files over to an OWC raid (also available at B&H), and haven't had any issues with that system, so I have to assume it's the drives, not the files or the computers. Since I have 4 drives that I don't really trust to work off of, I tried using them as temporary backups just to see how they behave. I have footage on more trustworthy drives as well, so this is purely a redundancy/test. We don't use the drives often, just plug in to download footage, then back on the shelf. And today we got 16 didn't eject properly error messages on my business partner's MacPro over last night's transfer. There is something wrong with the batch, I guess. I'm super disappointed because they weren't cheap, and they have lots of room, but I just can't trust them. Tech support was friendly, but obviously didn't fix the issue. We've tested them on at least 4 computers (2 MacPros (2019), 1 MacBookPro, 1 Mac Studio), and maybe they just want to be on a Windows machine. But don't put anything important on them.

So very disappointing

By John
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-03-09

The product continues to shut down. I am assuming it is an overheating issue due to the heavy rubber jacket. Shut it down and let it cool then restart it and it works but I can't work like this. I will never buy Glyph Tech again. Once bitten and all that

Outstanding drive

By Steve
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-06-21

Solid, robust, quiet, fast, and trustworthy. What more can you ask for for in a spindle drive? Plus, it looks beautiful.

Fast and quiet

By TDawgg
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-04-20

T4 connection plus i/o makes this drive ridiculously fast and super quiet compared to same thing in wd book external drive

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